PEOPLE INFLUENCED BY (as of 7-22-93) (Notes/recollections of Bill Wagner

Many of these groups contacted the FF through my office in Hollywood (1957-64). Quite a few talked with the group on the road, who passed on the info to me At least 50 of them had interesting tales to tell, but who has room to tell them - right?

Homer and Jethro were the best, I think - they were Honest Fans. I saw them in Pomona - they were on the bill with Tennessee Ernie when I was at Capitol 1965. Ross had asked me to tell them “Hello,” so they sat me in the 1st row. The first thing they did was one of their big hits, and in the first two choruses of it they did (actual count) excerpts of TEN FF records - 2 to 4 bars at a time! Incredible!

1. Abba 43. The Hi-Los 2. The Ackridge Singers (Cap. 5388) 44. The Hollyridge Singers (Cap. 5551) 3. The Arbors (Wash. D.C.) 45. Homer & Jethro 4. 46. The Inner Dialogue 5. The Axidentals 47. Jamie and The J. Silvia Singers 6. 48. The Jet Set (Cap. 5358) 7. 49. Mary Kaye Trio 8. Al Belletto Quartet 50. Stan Kenton “With Voices” (Cap. T-810) 9. Blood, Sweat and Tears 51. Stan Kenton “Voices & Brass” (Cap. ST-2132) 10. The Bobs (Kaleidoscope F-18) 52. The Anita Kerr Singers 11. Brazil ‘65 53. The Kids Next Door 12. The Will Bronson Singers 54. The King, Cousins (Cap. ST2990) 13. The Brothers Castro 55. The L. A. Jazz Choir 14. Bud and Travis 56. Lambert, Hendricks & Bayan 15. Burgundy Street Singers 57. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross 16. Cantaurus (CQ 007-1975) 58. 17. The Captain and Tennille 59. The Lively Ones (Kenny Rogers) 18. 60. Julie London “In Person” (Lib. 6ST 7375) 19. The Catch Club (Cap. T-1726) 61. Botho Lucas Choir (Cap. ST 10453) 20. The Checkmates, LTD (Cap. 5753) 62. Manhattan Transfer 21. Company (Playbody SP 50004) 63. Johnny Mann Singers 22. The Collage (Smash SRS 67101) 64. Memo and Ruben 23. Ray Conniff Singers 65. Midnight Voices (Pete King - Bravo 35503) 24. Los Copacabana (Mexico City) 66. The Signatures 25. Mike Curb Congregation 67. Singers Unlimited 26. The Deep Six (Liberty 55882) 68. Sioux City Zoo 27. The Disneyland Kids 69. The Skip Jacks (RCA LPM 2200) 28. Los Dominics (Acapulco) 70. The Skyliners (Cap. 1280) 29. Double Six of Paris 71. The Smart Set (W.Bros. 1203) 30. Bobby Doyle 3 72. Steely Dan (ABC AK 1107/2) 31. The Eligibles (Cap. T-1411) 73. The Stuarts 32. The Enjoyables (Cap. 5321) 74. The Swingle Singers (Phillips PHS 600-191) 33. The Fabulous Echoes (W. Bros. WS1695) 75. Time - Five (Japan - Col. SP7007) 34. The Fifth Dimension 76. The Three D’s (Cap.) 35. The First Edition (Kenny Rogers) 77. Trio Los Ponchas (Col-ES1845) 36. Clare Fischer’s 2 + 2 + 78. The Vanaires (Van Nuys HS) 37. Four Hits and A Miss 79. The Randy Van Horne Singers 38. Four Jacks and A Jill 80. The Vocal Majority 39. The FourMost (Cap. 5738) 81. The Voices From Tijuana (Electroca-SMC74263) 40. The Four Preps 82. Walker, Pietrus & Kays (Bridges BG5011) 41. Free Design (Project 3 - PR50318D) 83. The Young Americans 42. Full Swing (Planet BXL-14416)

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